Fr om January 4 to 5, in Zelenograd, at the sports complex “Record”, the ARSFSD Open Cup on floorball (deaf sport) took place.

Floorball is a young and rapidly developing discipline that belongs to the hockey family. In this team game, players use a plastic ball and special hockey sticks to compete on a hard, flat floor.

The event was a true meeting of old friends who play hockey and football, wh ere the heat of passion and the thrill of competition was felt at every step. The games were full of exciting moments: sticks whistling, balls flying, and teams were fighting for victory.

Five teams from three subjects took part in the competition: Tver Oblast, Moscow Oblast, and Moscow City. Over two days, 14 intense matches took place.

At the opening ceremony, the President of the Russian Deaf Floorball Federation, Mikhail Gorbachev, and the Chairman of the Tver Regional Deaf Sports Federation, Alexander Ershov, addressed the participants with welcoming words.

The strongest floorball players demonstrated their skills and spirit of the game, and each team was glad to take part in this event.

The results of the competition:

1st place - Moscow Oblast (Podolsk) - team captain Yuri Savalkov.

2nd place - Belaya Moskva (White Moscow) - team captain Vladislav Yakubovskiy.

3rd place - Krasnaya Moskva (Red Moscow) - team captain Nikita Diakov.

4th place - Tver Oblast - team captain Vitaly Mokhov.

5th place - Zelenograd - team captain Yuri Yurkevich.

Podolsk floorball players showed an outstanding performance, winning the prestigious trophy.

The best players of the competition:

Aleksei Shevchenko (Moscow Oblast);

Vladislav Yakubovsky (Belaya Moskva);

Nikita Byzov (Krasnaya Moskva);

Vitaly Mokhov (Tver Oblast);

Igor Popov (Zelenograd);

Talgat Tokseitov (Moscow Oblast);

Aleksei Shirnin (Belaya Moskva).

Text: Maria Mazhenina, Nurlan Tazhigulov

Photo: Mikhail Gorbachev

Translation: Daria Kudelina